barbecue fork
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrbɪˌkju fɔrk/
:
tenedor de barbacoa
- Be sure to grab your barbecue fork when you start grilling the vegetables this weekend.
Examples
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With a long barbecue fork in hand, he easily lifted the ribs off the hot grill.
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The photo montage showed him in the backyard with a barbecue fork, pointing it at a sky loaded with thick clouds.
Fiction book (2001) -
A barbecue fork with a doneness meter on it, or even a simple meat thermometer, can help you determine how well done your meat is; in general, you'll need to follow the following interior temperature guide:
Blog text (32) -
"Grabbing a barbecue fork, ramming Lopez against the wall, Milton chopped the fork into Lopez's shoulder.
Fiction book (1990) -
She used the barbecue fork to turn the steaks while they cooked on the grill.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small tool with pointed prongs used to eat or pick up food
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2.0
A kitchen tool for preparing, cooking, or serving food like a spatula
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6.3
A long-handled fork used to toast food like bread over a fire
A large kitchen tool with two long points used to hold meat while you cut it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'barbecue' (grilling/outdoor cooking) + 'fork' (utensil), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it is a fork used for barbecuing or grilling. This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns; specific attributes like length or prongs are predictable from function or context but not essential to basic understanding.
Etymology
Barbecue fork comes from two simple words: barbecue (cooking food over an open fire) and fork (a tool with two long prongs). Imagine holding a long fork to 'lift' and 'turn' meat on a hot grill — that picture explains why a barbecue fork is long and used for those jobs.